The eighteen levels of Hell

十八层地狱.

I was standing there, at the entrance of Diyu (地狱), literarily “earth prison”. Ox Head 牛头 spoke first: “Your name is confirmed as Ali Mamud and you have been the Prime Minister of your country for five years from 1992 to 1997.” “Yes,” I confirmed.

Horse Face 马脸 : “Let us review the life you had led, especially the period when you were the leader of your country.”

The video started. It was excerpts of my life on earth, showing all the “sins” that I was charged by these two who were not even the Emperor of Hell 玉皇大帝. Naturally I felt that I was unjustifiably wrong. I tried to protest but found that I was unable to speak and the words coming out from my mouth were totally incoherent.

我站在那里，在地狱的入口处，地牢，字面意思是“地狱”。牛头牛头首先发言：“你的名字被确认为阿里·马穆德，从 1992 年到 1997 年，你担任了贵国总理五年。” “是的，”我确认道。
Horse Face 马脸：“让我们回顾一下您的一生，尤其是您担任国家领导人的那段时期。”
视频开始了。那是我在人间生活的节选，展现了我被这两个连玉皇大帝都算不上的“罪孽”。自然地，我觉得我大错特错了。我想抗议，却发现自己说不出话来，从嘴里说出来的话也语无伦次。

A heavy accented voice echoed from the ceiling “Guilty as charged - Sentenced to Hell levels Four for three days; Level Twelve for four months; Level Thirteen for a year; Level Sixteen for three years and Level Seventeen for five years.”

That was the voice of the Emperor of Hell 玉皇大帝.

Ox Head handed be a booklet, saying “Read this before the atonement of your sins starts tomorrow,” and I was escorted to my ‘prison cell’.

天花板上响起浓重的口音：“罪名成立——四级地狱三天，十二级四个月，十三级一年，十六级三年，十七级五年。”
那是冥帝玉皇大帝的声音。
Ox Head 递给我一本小册子，上面写着“明天开始赎罪之前请阅读此书”，然后我被护送到我的“牢房”。

PAGE 1: Your soul is able to feel pain just live living humans, but cannot die again from the ordeal. Your soul will simply be restored to the original state to be tortured all over again in a cycle of anguish.

第 1 页：只要活着的人，你的灵魂就能够感受到痛苦，但不会因磨难而再次死亡。你的灵魂将简单地恢复到原来的状态，在痛苦的循环中再次受到折磨。

Page 2 onwards: The eighteen subterrain levels of Hell.

第 2 页起：地狱的十八层地下层。

1. Hell of Tongue-ripping, where those who gossip and spread trouble with their words will repeatedly have their tongues ripped out.
2. Hell of Scissors, where those who destroy someone else’s marriage will have their fingers repeatedly cut off.
3. Hell of Trees of Knives, where those who sow discord amongst family members will be repeatedly hung from trees made of sharp knives.
4. Hell of Mirrors of Retribution, where those who have managed to escape punishment for their crimes while alive will be repeatedly shown their true horrific selves.
5. Hell of Steamers, where hypocrites and troublemakers will repeatedly be steamed “alive.”
6. Hell of Copper Pillars, where arsonists will be repeatedly chained to red-hot pillars of copper.
7. Hell of the Mountain of Knives, where those who have killed for pleasure or without good reason will repeatedly be made to climb a mountain made of sharp blades sticking out of it.
8. Hell of the Mountain of Ice, where adulterers, deceivers of elders, and schemers will be repeatedly left out on a barren mountain of ice to freeze.
9. Hell of the Cauldrons of Oil, where rapists, thieves, abusers, and false accusers will be repeatedly fried in vats of boiling oil.
10. Hell of the Cattle Pit, where those who have abused animals will repeatedly be hurt by animals in turn.
11. Hell of the Crushing Boulder, where those who have abandoned or killed children will repeatedly be made to hold up heavy boulders, eventually being crushed by its weight.
12. Hell of Mortars and Pestles, where those who voluntarily waste food will repeatedly be force-fed hell fire by demons.
13. Hell of the Blood Pool, where those who disrespect others will be thrown in and submerged into a pool of blood.
14. Hell of the Wrongful Dead, where those who have committed suicide—considered deliberately going against the karmic course of the universe—will be force to repeatedly wander the realm without a way out, while being pelted constantly by the Winds of Sorrow and the Rains of Pain.
15. Hell of Dismemberment, where tomb raiders will have their bodies repeatedly be torn into pieces.
16. Hell of the Mountain of Fire, where thieves, robbers, and the corrupt will be repeatedly thrown into the fiery pits of an active volcano.
17. Hell of Mills, where those who have misused their power to oppress the weak will repeatedly be crushed in a stone mill.
18. Hell of Saws, where those who have engaged in unethical or unfair business practises, or exploited loopholes in the legal system, will be repeatedly sawn in half by demons with saws.

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一、撕舌地狱，以言八卦、挑拨离间者，屡遭撕舌。
2. 剪刀地狱，破坏别人婚姻的人，会被反复砍断手指。
3.刀树地狱，挑拨亲人的人，会被反复吊在利刀树上。
4.报应镜地狱，生前逃脱罪罚的人，会反复现出可怕的真面目。
5.蒸笼地狱，伪君子和捣蛋鬼会被反复“活活”地蒸。
6. 铜柱地狱，纵火犯会被反复拴在烧红的铜柱上。
七、刀山地狱，杀生或无故杀人者，常令其攀登利刃山。
8、冰山地狱，奸夫、欺君、阴谋者，反复被冷落在荒凉的冰山上。
9. 油锅地狱，强奸犯、小偷、虐待者和诬告者将在沸腾的油桶中反复煎炸。
10、牛坑地狱，虐待过动物的人，会被动物轮流反复伤害。
11、碎石地狱，遗弃或杀害小孩的人，会被反复托起沉重的巨石，最终被巨石压碎。
12.研杵地狱，自愿浪费食物的人，会被恶魔反复灌入地狱火。
13、血池地狱，不敬人者，投于血池地狱。
14. 冤死地狱，那些自杀的人——被认为是故意违背宇宙的业力进程——将被迫反复游荡无路可逃，同时不断受到悲伤之风和痛苦之雨。
15、肢解地狱，盗墓者的尸体会被反复撕成碎片。
16. 火山地狱，小偷、强盗和腐败分子将被反复投入活火山的火坑中。
17.磨坊地狱，以权欺压弱者，在石磨中反复被碾压。
18. 锯地狱，那些从事不道德或不公平的商业行为，或利用法律制度漏洞的人，将被恶魔用锯子反复锯成两半。